Adventure Comics #45

(December 1939)

[The Golden Gusher] (Table of Contents)

The Sandman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Creig Flessel

Inks:

Creig Flessel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Guardineer?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Villains: Gloria Gordon and Rendle (Intro for both); I: Doug Nye, Charley Jones (D).

Synopsis:

A female singer is threatened to be kidnapped, but Sandman discovers she is in on the plot to do so in order to fleece an insurance company.

Reprints:

• in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 (October 2004)

Indexer Notes

Art id by Craig Delich 11/04, art credit in Archives is wrong. Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-5-08.

none (Table of Contents)

Little Willie / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

I: Little Willie (only appearance).

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-5-08.

[Fang Gow Has Risen From the Grave: Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Barry O'Neill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Winiarski

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski

Inks:

Ed Winiarski

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Barry O'Neill; V: Fang Gow.

In Hollywood (Table of Contents)

Professor Doolittle / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane?

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Professor Doolittle

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-5-08.

[Rutska the Racketeer] (Table of Contents)

Federal Men / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Mart Bailey

Inks:

Mart Bailey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

V: Rutska (I, D).

[Odds Bodkins's Big Score] (Table of Contents)

Socko Strong / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)

Pencils:

Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)

Inks:

Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; sports

Characters:

Socko Strong; V: Odds Bodkins (I).

Trial By Water (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Thomas (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

[The Cholera Crisis] (Table of Contents)

Captain Desmo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Winiarski

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski

Inks:

Ed Winiarski

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Desmo; I: Dr. Hillhouse.

[Search For Captain Wade: Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Skip Schuyler / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tom Hickey

Pencils:

Tom Hickey

Inks:

Tom Hickey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Skip Schuyler; GS: Peter Wade; V: Igook.

[The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 5] (Table of Contents)

Rusty and His Pals / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Kane

Pencils:

Bob Kane

Inks:

Bob Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bob Kane

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Rusty; V: Chen Fu (D); GS: The Duchess.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-5-08.

Satan's Sister (Table of Contents)

Anchors Aweigh! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bart Tumey

Pencils:

Bart Tumey

Inks:

Bart Tumey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

V: "Satan's sister" (I, D); a female gun-runner); Gen. Hari (I, D).

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from last issue's blurb.

Rebellion! (Table of Contents)

Cotton Carver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Ogden Whitney

Inks:

Ogden Whitney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Cotton Carver; GS: Deela and King Marl.